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Population : 3,060
Land area : 4,700 sq mi (12,173 sq km)
Capital City : Stanley
Languages : English
Currency : Falkland Island pound |
| This sparsely inhabited dependency consists
of a group of islands in the South Atlantic, about 250 mi (402 km)
east of the South American mainland. The largest islands are East
Falkland and West Falkland. The English captain John Strong made
the first recorded landing in the Falklands in 1690. The islands
passed among the French, Spanish, and British until 1820, when the
Argentine government proclaimed its sovereignty. In 1833 a British
force expelled the few remaining Argentine officials from the island
without firing a shot, and in 1841 a British civilian lieutenant-governor
was appointed for the Falklands. Colonial status was granted to
the Falklands in 1892. |
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